Milk-can carrier.



- A., M. WILDBERGER} MILK CAN CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY M1916.

1mm mm BM. 20, 191?.

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AUGUST M. WILDBERGER, 0F PARKVILLE, MARYLAND.

MILK-CAN CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, AUcUs'r M. WILD- BERGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Parkville, in the county of Baltimore and State ofMaryland, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Can Carriers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in milk can carriers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a carrier for milkcans or the like which may be quickly attached to the can and which willsecurely hold the same in a substantially vertical position when the canis lifted.

A further object is to provide a holder which will support the can fromits neck portion without disturbing the top of the can, and in such amanner that the hand of the person carrying the can will not come incontact with the same.

In handling cans of the type shown in the drawing, that is, a can havinga reduced neck that receives a cap which constitutes the closure, thesame are lifted by pivoted handles mounted on the side of the can belowthe reduced neck. Thus, when the can is lifted by one handle, the sameassumes a slanting position rendering the same awkward to carry, due tothe uneven distribution of weight. Furthermore, milk is apt to unseatthe cap should said cap be at all loose.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes maybe made in the form, size, proportion and minor details withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the devicearranged on the can which is to be lifted.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the lifter removed from the can.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a slightly modified form.

In the drawings 10 designates a milk can the line 8-3 Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed. July 1, 1916.

Patented Nov. 211 1917.

Serial No. 107,113.

which is of the usual construction, being provided with. a reduced neckportion 11 which-receives the cap 12, the neck at its upper end beingformed with a continuous flange 13 on the upper face of which rests theflange of the cap.

Cans of this type, as above stated, are provided at their sides belowthe reduced neck with pivoted handles l l and, in lifting the can tomaintain the same vertical, it is necessary for the person lifting thesame, to use both hands, thereby allowing but one can to be carried at atime.

The present invention consists in providing a lifter which consists ofthe semicircular bail 15 which provides the hand grip. At the lower endsof the bail and preferably formed integral with the same, is asemi-circular engaging member 16 disposed substantially at right anglesto the bail. The ends of said engaging member at the point where theyconnect with the lower ends of the bail are flared outwardly, whereby topermit of the ready insertion of the ring about the neck of the can.

In practice the semicircular member 16 is placed about the neck belowthe flange 18 and then raised until the same contacts with said flange,as illustrated in Fig. 1. Thus the can may be lifted with one hand andsupported in a vertical position, the wei ht of the can being evenlydistributed, which is not the case when the same is lifted by either ofits handles.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that the hands of theperson lifting the can need not come in contact with the same either inplacing the device in position or while the same is in use.

I11 the form shown in Fig. 4 the handle is disposed obliquely withrespect to the can engaging member, whereby to bring the hand of theperson lifting the can nearer the vertical center of the can, thus moreevenly distributing the weight.

The many advantages of a device of this character will be clearlyapparent as it will be noted that the same affords an effectual liftingdevice for milk cans which permits of the can being carried in asubstantially vertical position while being supported with but one hand.This is a decided advantage as, in handling milk cans which are placedside by side and very close together, a can may be lifted withoutdisturbing the adjacent cans, it being unnecessary to slant the can orto have access to the handle which is positioned below the reduced neck.It will also be seen that the device which, as above stated, ispreferably formed of a single piece of material, may be easily andcheaply manufactured. I 7

What I claim is:

A carrier for milk cans andthe like,-embodying a neck having anoutstanding flange at its upper end, the same comprising a semi-circularmember to engage about the neck of the can and make contact with'theunder side of the outstanding flange there; of, outwardly extending proections at the disposed substantially at a right angle to the necloengaging member and having its ends joined thereto by the saidoutwardly extending projections, the latter being 7 wholly in the planeof both the bail and the semi-circular neck-engaging member.

In testimony'whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses, v v AUGUST M. "WILDBERGER Witnesses: 1 I i 7 MICHAEL A.KI'NLIM, lPETER RIEDEL.

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' Washington, D. C.

